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Fables de La Fontaine. Illustrations par Grandville.
by LA FONTAINE, Jean de & GRANDVILLE, J.J. (illustrator)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Paris: Garnier Fr�res, Libraires-�diteurs, 6, rue des Saints-P�res, [c.1850].. Large 8vo. (26.5 x 17 cm). Contemporary binding by Ch. Magnier of red morocco over red pebbled cloth boards, sides stamped and ruled in blind, spine with raised bands and richly gilt-decorated compartments, white silk moir� endpapers, green silk ribbon page-marker, all edges gilt. Engraved frontispiece, title vignette, and numerous vignettes in the letterpress, all by Grandville. Very occasional light scattered foxing, generally an excellent copy in a mint binding. Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional language.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Frew Ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60021
- Title
- Fables de La Fontaine. Illustrations par Grandville.
- Author
- LA FONTAINE, Jean de & GRANDVILLE, J.J. (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Paris: Garnier Fr�res, Libraires-�diteurs, 6, rue des Saints-P�res, [c.1850].
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About Robert Frew Ltd
Robert Frew has been trading in antiquarian books since 1975, starting out from an open market in Camden Lock, followed by shops in Primrose Hill, in Great Russell Street by the British Museum, Maddox Street Mayfair and now on the borders of South Kensington and Knightsbridge. Not to mention stints in Portobello Road and Safe Store Battersea.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, of which Robert Frew is a past president.We Exhibit at most of the major international ILAB fairs in America, often in Europe and sometimes in the Middle and Far East. We are also members of the PBFA, exhibiting in London and occasionally in the provinces.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
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